Lakeland Award
Today ePHOTOzine awarded Readers Choice & Editors Choice for my image
Golden Light
Noel set out early on a dull overcast morning hoping for a break in the cloud. When it came it lasted for only a minutes but he caught it! The geese listened to his instructions, forming an orderly parade ready to cross the open water. I was some distance away shooting at 400mm focal length.
I am so pleased I shot this scene in raw, enabling me to get the very best out of this exposure. Strong sunlight bouncing off the wet autumn trees meant I hat to be very careful with saturation, not wanting it to look too over-cooked! I tried my best to recreate the colours I enjoyed that morning. My wellies helped me get into a great position to take the shot. I pondered whether or not to clone out the white house on the hillside, as it can pull the eye a little. In the end I decided to leave it alone as it is such a well known landmark.
ISO800 • 160mm • ƒ/11 • 1/125sec • tripod • Lee ND Filters • wellies
Location: Derwentwater, Cumbria
